Robber, receiver of IPhone 16 Pro Max granted GH¢50K bail
Joel Armah, a motorbike rider also known as “Stop 10”, is accused of robbery and conspiracy.
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to two men accused in a case involving an alleged late-night robbery in Dansoman and the suspected resale of a stolen phone.
Joel Armah, a motorbike rider also known as “Stop 10”, is accused of robbery and conspiracy. The second accused, Gideon Awuah, a trader known as “Bongo”, is charged with dishonestly receiving stolen property.
Both men pleaded not guilty. The case has been adjourned to 26 February 2026.
The judge, Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, set bail at GH¢50,000 each, with two sureties per accused. The court ordered that one surety for each must be a salaried worker earning at least GH¢2,500, while the other must be justified.
Prosecutors said the complainant, Eva Vera Tetteh-Fio, a medical doctor who lives at Dansoman-Sahara, was robbed in the early hours of 2 January 2026.
The court heard that Ms Tetteh-Fio was walking along Adotey Mingle Street carrying a backpack and a paper bag when two men on an Apsonic motorbike approached.
Police allege that Armah was riding and that an accomplice, identified as Jibril, also known as “Wale”, got off the motorbike, produced a machete and attacked the complainant before taking her bags.
The stolen items are said to include GH¢16,000, US$10, an iPhone 16 Pro Max valued at GH¢13,000, and personal documents including a passport and Ghana Card, as well as other belongings.
Prosecutors said the suspects escaped on the motorbike and later sold the phone for GH¢2,000 to Awuah at about 02:00 that same day.
Police said Armah was arrested on 10 January at Bukom, and that he identified Jibril as his accomplice and Awuah as the alleged buyer in a caution statement. Jibril remains at large.
Awuah was later arrested, and prosecutors said he also admitted the offence during investigations.
Both men have been charged and will return to court later this month as investigations continue.
